St. Patrick’s Day Activities for Kids

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Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with science experiments, treats and more! These St. Patrick’s Day activities for kids are great ways to combine learning and fun while deepening learning and reinforcing key skills and concepts.

Use the following St. Patrick’s Day activities to celebrate the holiday in your after school program:

Rainbow in a Jar

Materials:

Tall, clear container

Honey

Light corn syrup

Blue or green dish soap

Olive oil

Rubbing alcohol

Water

Food coloring

Dropper

Instructions:

Discuss how density – the weight of a liquid – will impact the liquids in the jar. Liquids with higher densities will stay at the bottom of the jar while liquids with lower densities will move to the top.

First, pour in the honey. Be sure to pour it into the middle of the container and don’t let it touch the sides.

Pour in the corn syrup (this should be colored purple using the food coloring).

Add the dish soap.

Pour in regular water (use food coloring to change its color).

Add a thick layer of olive oil.

Use the dropper to add the rubbing alcohol along the side of the container (use food coloring to change its color to red).